Equipment

Odyssey’s Milled Collection putters comes to the U.S.

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9 years ago

Mar 17, 2015

Odyssey’s new Milled Collection Putters were originally a Japan-only release, but like many successful equipment releases overseas, they’ve made the voyage to America.

The putters, which were released to PGA Tour players at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and have been available in Japan since September, are slightly different than Odyssey’s Works putters.

The biggest difference? The Milled Collection putters, as the name implies, are CNC milled. They also have adjustable weights in their soles.

Face On: An Odyssey Milled Collection #9 putter

Like the Works line, the Milled Collection putters use the company’s Fusion RX inserts — a White Hot insert covered with a Metal-X stainless steel mesh cover. But compared to the Works putters, the Milled Collection models are made with flatter top lines and more squared off head shapes.

Odyssey’s Works (top) and Milled Collection #9 putters. Notice the flatter top line in the respective #9 models.

Although six models are available internationally, Odyssey’s Milled Collection will be released in the U.S. on April 17 in four models — #2, #5, #6M and #9. They will sell for $349 each.

The putters come with three sets of adjustable weights, which make 340-, 350- and 360-gram head weights possible so that golfers can fine tune feel.

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11 Comments

gunmetal

Mar 23, 2015 at 1:14 pm

I’m not sure if these differentiate from the standard Works collection enough to justify the $200 difference. “flatter toplines and more squared off head shapes”???? Oh and a weight kit??? Oh yeah and the part that you don’t use at impact is milled so that’s good. But I’m sure they’ll sell a crap ton.

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HL

Mar 20, 2015 at 6:05 pm

If you cant put, you cant score. But if you cant drive you cant play.
I will buy a R15 TP instead, 🙂

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Brian

Mar 19, 2015 at 12:31 pm

Why would I get this if its the same price as a Scotty? Serious question because I’m in the market for a real putter.

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Dick

Mar 18, 2015 at 5:40 pm

inserts…yuck!

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T-MAC

Mar 18, 2015 at 1:20 pm

Agree with Scooter. You are making contact with the face and if it has an insert, then it doesn’t really matter if it is a milled putter. Same thing with the Cameron’s that have inserts, like the TeI3 line or the new Golo series with the alum wrap around face that is supposed to give it a soft, insert-like feel. Why put that on a milled putter?
And where are the people who complain about Cameron’s putters costing 350.00 when Odyssey is at the same price point on their milled putters (and so are others)? Thing is, buy a 350.00 Cameron and a 350.00 Odyssey and sell them both a year later and see which one was the better investment. Won’t even be close.

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- Brad
  
  Mar 18, 2015 at 1:33 pm
  
  Well said Sir….
  
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Benji

Mar 18, 2015 at 8:16 am

It looks like the significant advantage these have over the works is the the adjustable weights. The milling doesn’t seem to bring much to the table.

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slider

Mar 17, 2015 at 1:58 pm

very similar to scotty odyssey is moving away from making putters for the masses and going to more high end stuff

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- Joe
  
  Mar 18, 2015 at 1:06 pm
  
  Odyssey does offer $350+ putters like every manufacturer should, but also offer high quality putters for less than half that.
  
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Scooter McGavin

Mar 17, 2015 at 1:54 pm

I always wondered what the benefit there was to a putter being milled if it has an insert. I mean, you’re not hitting on milled grooves, and the insert is going to have the biggest effect on feel, right? So doesn’t that cancel out the feel aspect? Anyone care to enlighten me?

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- JE
  
  Mar 17, 2015 at 2:58 pm
  
  Marketing my friend. All about finding a niche and filling it with product. They make products according to where they think the demand will be. Apparently they see an opportunity to compete with SC, etc. Sell fewer putters but at a higher gross margin.
  
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Drew Brees WITB 2024 (April)

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Putter Roundup: 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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4 hours ago

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Brian Knudson

We always get some great photos of some phenomenal putters at tour events and love to share them. Here are a few from the 2024 Zurich Classic that caught our eye and seemed interesting. (And as a reminder, you can check out all our photos from New Orleans here)

MJ Daffue’s Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype

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Alex Fitzpatrick’s Bettinardi SS16 DASS

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Steve Stricker’s Odyssey White Hot No. 2

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Doug Ghim’s Scotty Cameron T-7 Prototype

This T-7 should win the award for “best color finish” in this list with its deep chromatic bronze. It looks like Scotty added a cherry bomb dot to the heel of the deep-milled face and filled it with a very dark blue paint. The rest of the putter looks pretty stock with its single site line on the topline and twin site lines down the “fangs” of the putter. Twin 5-gram weights are installed in the sole and the putter is finished off with a gloss black double bend shaft with a fill shaft offset.

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Berger has this shaft in his TaylorMade P770 3-iron, likely for some added launch and spin to hold the green from longer distances.

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